Three lecture hours and one lab hour by arrangement per week.
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 or ENGL 105 with a grade of C or
better.

Designed to develop critical thinking and writing skills.
Presents techniques for analyzing, constructing and reconstructing
deductive and inductive arguments as used in the social and natural
sciences. Develops the ability to create and refine logically
rigorous arguments in essay form, with particular emphasis on
advanced techniques of writing. Transfer credit: UC; CSU
(A3).

PHIL 160 HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY: ANCIENT AND
MEDIEVAL (3)
(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Recommended:
Eligibility for ENGL 846 or ESOL 400, or equivalent.
The history of ancient philosophy, the early Greek Philosopher
through the Medieval Period. Special emphasis on the Pre-
Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, and Aquinas. Topics include
philosophy and religion, myth, science, and society. Transfer:
UC; CSU (C2).

PHIL 175 HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY: 16TH-18TH CENTURY (3)
(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Recommended:
Eligibility for ENGL 100.
The history of Western Philosophy from Descartes through Kant, set
in the context of the scientific revolution, the Protestant
Reformation, and the emergence of modern political institutions.
Specifics include Erasmus, Bacon, Pascal, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke,
Leibniz, Berkeley, Hume and Rousseau. Transfer credit: UC; CSU
(C2).

PHIL 200 INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC (3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours plus 16 lab hours by
arrangement/semester. Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 100
or equivalent; and eligibility for MATH 120 or equivalent.
An introduction to symbolic logic with an emphasis on proof systems
for propositional and predicate logic. Includes translation of
English sentences into a symbolic language, patterns and techniques
of deductive and inductive inference, and basic probability theory.
Transfer credit: UC; CSU (A3).

PHIL 280 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
(3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Hours/semester: 48-54 lecture. Recommended: Eligibility for
ENGL 100 or equivalent.
An introduction to political philosophy. Readings and critical
discussion of political philosophies (such as liberalism,
conservatism, communitarianism, libertarianism, socialism,
feminism, etc.) through readings by influential thinkers (such as
Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Kant, Mill, Marx, Rawls, and contemporary
writers). Topics include theories of human nature, conceptions of
justice, the relationship between the individual and the state, the
distribution of wealth and power, the significance of ideology, and
the role of markets. Also listed as PLSC 280. Transfer credit:
UC; CSU (C2, D3).

PHIL 300 INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGIONS (3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Recommended: Eligibility
for ENGL 100 or equivalent.
An exploration of the religions of the world, their origin,
history, beliefs, practices, art, and rituals. Includes varieties
of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and other
selected traditions. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (C2).

PHIL 312 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
(3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Hours/semester: 48-54 lecture. Recommended: Eligibility for
ENGL 100 or equivalent.
An introduction to philosophical thinking about religion, with an
emphasis on issues central to traditional monotheism. This course
teaches how to critically examine arguments concerning the origin
of religion, the existence of God, the historicity of miracles, the
veridicality of religious and mystical experience, the existence of
spirits or souls, the possibility of life after death, the equal
validity of all religions, and other topics. Transfer credit:
UC; CSU (C2).

PHIL 320 ASIAN PHILOSOPHY (3)

(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)

Three lecture hours per week. Recommended: Eligibility for
ENGL 100.

A general survey of the philosophical developments in India,
China and Japan. Major philosophical theories of these countries
will be compared and evaluated. The philosophical impact on Asian
existence, human destiny, ethical and metaphysical views will be
examined. Course includes an introduction to the challenges of
comparative study. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (C2).